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News focused on funding & financing
nature-based solutions
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Earlier this month, 41 conservation practitioners descended upon Yale’s School of the Environment for the 18th annual Conservation Finance Boot Camp. A week of panels, presentations and discussions ensued with 43 speakers sharing their expertise on topics ranging from trends in public funding, philanthropy and interim finance to carbon and water markets, urban green infrastructure, indigenous conservation and strategies to blend public and private finance, among other subjects. The week ended with the “Dolphin Tank” that featured participant projects focused on interim finance, oyster restoration and forest conservation. We were buoyed by the participants’ enthusiasm and the connections they made and are deeply grateful to the speakers for joining us; information about the Boot Camp will be posted soon on CFN’s web site. The Boot Camp capped a busy spring for the CFN that included our Conservation Finance Roundtable in April and participation in the 2nd annual European Conservation Finance Boot Camp in Romania, for which these links lead to articles summarizing the events. Happy summer to all!
Peter Howell
Executive Director
Conservation Finance Network
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Funding and Financing Natural Infrastructure. Explore innovative funding and financing methods for natural infrastructure with Systems Approach to Geomorphic Engineering (SAGE) and the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineering With Nature program. This website features diverse case studies that showcase successful projects from wetland restoration to community revitalization. (SAGE)
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Finance for Forests Report. Check out Coast Funds' Finance for Forests report, the newly released guide on financing First Nations' conservation and stewardship programs in the Great Bear Rainforest and Haida Gwaii areas of British Columbia, Canada, offering vital strategies for preserving forest ecosystems while maintaining economic security—an essential resource for Indigenous communities, governments, NGOs, and funders. (Coast Funds)
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Ecosystem Services Valuation Tool. Land Trust Alliance and Earth Economics released the Ecosystem Services Valuation Tool (ESVT), a new tool for land trusts to generate high-level estimates of the value of co-benefits generated by the ecosystems they steward. (Land Trust Alliance)
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Financing for Regenerative Agriculture Report. The Rockefeller Foundation, Pollination, and Transformational Investing in Food Systems just released a report looking at how investors can help fill the funding gap to shift conventional food systems to regenerative and agroecological food production systems. (Rockefeller Foundation)
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We Need Regenerative Agriculture, But How Can Farmers Fund the Transition? Transitioning to regenerative agriculture is essential for sustainability, requiring innovative funding solutions such as multi-year loans, tailored grants, corporate investments, and community support to overcome financial barriers. (Modern Farmer)
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Conservation.gov. The U.S. Government just released conservation.gov, a one-stop shop tracking conserved lands and listing funding opportunities across the US. (conservation.gov)
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Voluntary Carbon Markets Joint Policy Statement and Principles. The Biden-Harris Administration announced new principles for high-integrity voluntary carbon markets. (WhiteHouse.gov)
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The World Bank's State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2024 Report. Explore the latest global developments in carbon pricing with this report, offering in-depth analysis on carbon taxes, emissions trading systems, and crediting mechanisms across international, national, and subnational levels. (The World Bank)
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Mass Audubon Launches New $75M Land Protection Fund. Mass Audubon, the largest nature-based conservation organization in New England, has created a new $75 million land protection fund devoted to accelerating the pace of land conservation in the battle to protect biodiversity and capture and store carbon in an era of rapid climate change. (Mass Audubon)
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